UTMB cleaning up privacy breach

“About 1,200 patients of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston had their privacy violated by an employee of a company hired by UTMB to assist with billing from third-party payers.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based MedAssets Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) employed the individual who accessed the information between July and October of 2009. On Dec. 15, law enforcement officials notified MedAssets that a former employee had been arrested and charged with identity theft.
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